Pearl (Bonus Tracks) (1971) (Reissued/Remastered)

Artist: Janis Joplin
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Label: Sony/columbia
UPC: 00074646578629
Release Date: 8/31/1999
Buy.com Sku: 60368004
Item#: MYCFT6
Buy.com Sales Rank: 2060
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Move Over - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
1. Move Over - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
2. Cry Baby - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
2. Cry Baby - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
2. Cry Baby - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
3. Woman Left Lonely, A - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
3. Woman Left Lonely, A - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
4. Half Moon - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
4. Half Moon - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
4. Half Moon - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
5. Buried Alive In The Blues - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
5. Buried Alive In The Blues - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
5. Buried Alive In The Blues - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
6. My Baby - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
6. My Baby - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
6. My Baby - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
6. My Baby - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
7. Me And Bobby McGee - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
7. Me And Bobby McGee - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
7. Me And Bobby McGee - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
8. Mercedes Benz - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
8. Mercedes Benz - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
8. Mercedes Benz - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
9. Trust Me - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
9. Trust Me - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
9. Trust Me - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
9. Trust Me - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
10. Get It While You Can - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
10. Get It While You Can - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
10. Get It While You Can - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
10. Get It While You Can - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
11. Tell Mama - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
11. Tell Mama - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
11. Tell Mama - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
12. Little Girl Blue - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
12. Little Girl Blue - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
12. Little Girl Blue - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
13. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
13. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
14. Cry Baby - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin
14. Cry Baby - (with Janis Joplin) ~ Janis Joplin


(C) Originally recorded 1970, Originally released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
2 LPs on 1 CD: GOLDEN HIGHLIGHTS (1988)/PEARL (1970).
Personnel: Janis Joplin (vocals, acoustic guitar); John Till (guitar); Bobby Womack (acoustic guitar); Richard Bell (piano); Ken Pearson (organ); Brad Campbell (bass instrument); Clark Pierson (drums); Bobbye Porter (congas, bongos); Sandra Crouch (tambourine).
Liner Note Author: John Byrne Cooke.
Janis Joplin's second masterpiece (after Cheap Thrills), Pearl was designed as a showcase for her powerhouse vocals, stripping down the arrangements that had often previously cluttered her music or threatened to drown her out. Thanks also to a more consistent set of songs, the results are magnificent -- given room to breathe, Joplin's trademark rasp conveys an aching, desperate passion on funked-up, bluesy rockers, ballads both dramatic and tender, and her signature song, the posthumous number one hit "Me and Bobby McGee." The unfinished "Buried Alive in the Blues" features no Joplin vocals -- she was scheduled to record them on the day after she was found dead. Its incompleteness mirrors Joplin's career; Pearl's power leaves the listener to wonder what else Joplin could have accomplished, but few artists could ask for a better final statement. [The 1999 CD reissue adds four previously unreleased live July 1970 recordings: "Tell Mama," "Little Girl Blue," "Try," and "Cry Baby."] ~ Steve Huey
Janis Joplin's PEARL, from 1971, is a bluesy, organ-drenched benediction for the flower-child sound of the free-and-easy 60's. It is also one of great singer's most consistent and representative efforts. Gone are the ear-shattering sonics of Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Full Tilt Boogie, the backing band here, steps in to offer a degree of polish and control that frames Joplin's vocals nicely. Yet the band still grooves hard with the fierceness her voice demands. Guitarist John Till's riffs, chords, and solos, in particular, are exciting and tightly executed.
"A Woman Left Lonely" and Bobby Womack's "Trust Me" are rain-on-the-windows ballads that come alive with Joplin's gritty vocal brilliance, while the burbling "Move Over" and "Half Moon" are among her funkiest, most driving cuts. The dramatic "Cry Baby" is offset by the tongue-in-cheek a cappella number "Mercedes Benz," while Joplin's version of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" went on to become her signature song. Joplin died during the sessions for PEARL, making these tracks the final word on her towering talent and a superb addition to her enduring legacy.

Producer: Paul A. Rothchild

Engineer: Phil Macy

Musical Guests
Bobby Womack
Sandra Crouch

 
Artist Overview
Texas-born blues-rock singer Janis Joplin's sadly short career saw her change from coffehouse folkie into a feminist blues icon for the psychedelic '60s generation, all in the space of four years. Though she started out as a solo singer, it was as the frontwoman for Bay Area acid-blues-rockers Big Brother & The Holding Company that she skyrocketed to fame, her outsized voice, image, and personality making her natural star material. Eventually, she proved too big for the confines of Big Brother and went the solo route. A breakthrough album was recorded just before her early death, adding a tragic aura to her small body of work.

Artist Influences
Alberta Hunter | Aretha Franklin | Bessie Smith | Big Mama Thornton | Billie Holiday | Dinah Washington | Etta James | Ike & Tina Turner | LaVern Baker | Memphis Minnie | Roky Erickson | Ruth Brown

Artist Contemporaries
13th Floor Elevators | Bonnie Bramlett | Cold Blood | Grateful Dead | Jefferson Airplane | Jimi Hendrix | Joe Cocker | John Mayall | Joy Of Cooking | Moby Grape | Otis Redding | Paul Butterfield | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Sons Of Champlin | Ten Wheel Drive With Genya Ravan | The Charlatans

Artist Followers
Alanis Morissette | Alannah Myles | Ani DiFranco | Beth Hart | Blind Melon | Bonnie Raitt | Delaney & Bonnie | Edie Brickell | Joan Osborne | Lou Ann Barton | Rusted Root | Shelby Lynne | Sheryl Crow | Sue Foley | Susan Tedeschi | The Pretenders


 
Compilation Appearances
Pearl (Bonus Tracks)
Rolling Stone Women In Rock
Women On Top Of The Charts
Ultimate 70's
Jukebox Hits Of 60's / Various
Jukebox Hits Of The 70's
Jukebox Hits Collection
Martin Scorsese Presents: The Best Of The Blues
Collection
Pearl(legacy Edition)1004
Casey Kasem: 70s Rocks Greatest Hits / Variou
Cheap Thrills(Bonus Tracks)
#1 Super 70'S Hits 1006
Monterey International Pop Festival
Women Of Rock W/karaoke Edge
Top Of The Pop Hits:70's Vol 1
Billboard 1960'S Top 40 Karaoke Box S
Watchmen (Original Soundtrack)
Taking Woodstock
Woodstock - 40 Years on: Back to Yasgur's Farm Limited Edition Boxset

 
Associated Artists and Works
Artists, Various
Artists, Various
Original Soundtrack
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 08/31/1999
Original Release Date : 1971
Catalog ID : 65786
Label : Legacy Recordings
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00074646578629

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.135)
- Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's "Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" - "...Joplin helped invent modern country rock..."

Rolling Stone (2/18/71, p.48)
- "...The voice cut off was clearly in its prime...there is every indication that Janis was working toward a new maturity and confidence....With PEARL it's a case of a conscious attempt to make something of Janis' talent; simply having it won't do anymore..."

Rolling Stone (9/30/99, p.90)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...a poignancy that is as undeniable now as it was upon its posthumous release....'Me and Bobby McGee' is her greatest studio recording....frightening beauty..."

Q (11/99, p.156)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...her most fully formed [album]. Joplin was working with excellent musicians who raised her game accordingly....her voice has a new control and fluidity..."

Uncut (p.128)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "PEARL was Joplin's most mature and diverse collection and suggested there was no limit to where she might have taken that extraordinary voice."

Dirty Linen (p.55)
- "[A]n instant classic, featuring some of Joplin's most mature and well-played material..."

Mojo (Publisher)
(p.122)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "[With] tight, Stax-influenced arrangements."

  
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